[Lurker-users] Lurker 1.0 Survey

[Wesley W. T. <we...@te...>]

Ok, I am going to finally start work on lurker 1.0.

There will be sweeping changes in this lurker version, but I need to know
some things about the current user-base first. I am conducting this survey
verbally and non-anonymously so that I can get more than a simple x users
for this, y for that. If your answers are open for public debate, reply to
the list. Otherwise, reply directly to me.

After I collect this information, I will post a lurker 1.0 requirements list
and design for further final feedback. After this is finalized, I will
proceed to implement lurker 0.5, 0.6, ... 0.12 until it's solid -> 1.0.

If you would like lurker to be useful to you, please let me know:

1.  Does your platform have g++ 3.2?
1a. If you do not have g++ 3.2, do you have an ISO C++ conformant compiler?
1b. How much pain does setting it up cause you?

2.  Is 'jam' available for your platform?
    <http://www.perforce.com/jam/jam.html>
2a. How much pain does setting it up cause you?

3. Rank the dependent libraries in order of *DEcreasing* pain:
   libst, libc-client, libxslt1, libiconv
3a. Would you rather lurker.tgz include needed libraries?

4. Rank these lurker features in *DEcreasing* importance:
   capacity, threading, caching, search, mime-support, multi-lingual, xslt
   ... indicate the point where you stop caring.

5. Would you prefer lurker to run as a normal CGI or do you prefer it's
   create-page-on-demand 404 error handler approach?

6. Small database size or fast database?

7. Back-issue import w/o reimport or date-sorted search?

8.  Pretty or small html?
8a. How big is too big for the output html?
8b. Is lynx compatability (like now) important?

9. How much RAM is too much for lurker to use?

10.  Is cleaning up cached .html important or should I keep all valid html?
10a. If clean up: cronjob or daemon? (supposing no normal lurker daemon)

11. Have you ever used lurker's xslt to customize the UI?

12. Do you believe the majority of your users have an xslt-capable browser?

13. What url-scheme for message viewing do you prefer? (bookmarks/google):
	message/message-id.xml	<-- current
	message/YYYYMMDD_Subject_Author_Name_22.xml
	message/34534.xml
	other

14. What should be improved most in lurker? (other than stability)

15. Do you know anyone who would like to help with lurker development?
    In what capacity?
    ... if the xslt is voted to stay in, I particularily need someone to
    help with the xml---xslt-->html rendering; lurker needs a sharper look.

16. Other comments on lurker's future?

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Wesley W. Terpstra <we...@te...>